Dion Waiters surprises young Syracuse fan by coming over for tacos

Even though Dion Waiters defends multiple positions, finishes well at the rim and scores in transition, none of those are the areas the ex-Syracuse guard excelled in most.

Waiters was college basketball's most prolific retweeter, enthusiastically acknowledging the tweets of anyone from TV viewers praising his game, to girls throwing themselves at him, to fans anointing him their favorite player.

When Waiters returned to Syracuse on Saturday for an autograph signing at a local mall, Mackey took daughter Mikaila Ryan to see him because the Cleveland Cavaliers first-round draft pick was her favorite player. Mikaila made her mom promise not to speak to Waiters during the autograph signing, so Mackey wrote a note instead.

The note revealed Mikaila's devotion to Waiters, her sparkling GPA at Gillette Road Middle School and the fact that she played basketball for her school. It also included the family's telephone number.

Before Mackey left the autograph signing, she handed Waiters the note, asked how long he'd be in town and half-jokingly told him she was making tacos for dinner that night and that he should come by. Much to her surprise, Mackey received a text from Waiters soon afterward asking directions to her house.

Mackey told the Post-Standard Waiters showed up at her doorstep with five cousins in tow and stayed until about 9 p.m. He signed autographs, posed for photos and shot baskets with the family.

"It was really fun and it was really cool being able to meet an NBA player," Mikaila Ryan told the Post-Standard. "I was surprised that he actually came, though. He came and he didn't even know us."